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guiltily

adv
/ˈɡɪltˌɪli/UK

Etymology

From guilty + -ly.

  1. inherited from gyltiġ — “offending, guilty”
  2. inherited from gilty
  3. suffixed as guiltily — “guilty + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a guilty manner

    In a guilty manner; as if guilty.

    • Guiltily, from time to time, she took swift inquiring looks at Mina, who was dressed more carefully, and had fresh plaited her hair.
    • He was guiltily aware now that he had kept Podson in the dark about the state of his finances to secure that extra fortnight's painting.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA